Giant Robot Store and GR2 News

Photographer Mikiko Hara presented a slide show of a collection of her work and spoke about the pieces shows. She prepared statements about what she was showing and outlined her technique which is spans over two decades of work....

Uplifting and important, Aung San Suu Kyi, “The Lady” accepts her prize, but at the same time, make a speech 21 years later and might be one of the most important ones (if that’s possible). One thing to note, she dresses nicely. Her Nobel lecture includes, “The Nobel Peace Prize opened up a door in my heart.” (NY Times – Aung San Suu Kyi)

Ryan McGinness glances and makes eye contact to a question asker, during his entertaining and informative lecture at Giant Robot 2 on Friday, May 27th, 2o11 as part of his 2011 Los Angeles Tour. McGinness and his staff graciously added Giant Robot to his schedule of events and on a calm Southern California friday evening and night, his fans and passers by enjoyed gr/eats made BBQ Chili dogs and Chili burgers, an outdoor projection of a “vintage” McGinness animated video, lecture, and a signing of his books and products. One of our favorite pages captures nearly everything. On the left side, something akin to a butterfly. It’s part of McGinness’s “pretty” imagery, but at the same time, it’s juxtapozed by the “balls” to add masculinity. The bottom left appears to be a sketch for one of his large scale paintings which we learned isn’t orchestrated necessarily by the exact placing of each “icon” screen, but more so as a whole. McGinness did seem to be in a place to perhaps explore the placement of each screen in the future. On the right, a tape cassette that says “Love”, and it’s being torn apart. It’s a sad image. McGinness is often designing buttons, t-shirts, and products which are often never made. They live in his sketchbook. Images from his sketchbook lived on the window at Giant Robot 2 throughout the weekend. [nggallery id=16]